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Creativity compliments major rebuilds at APPM… Adding 30% capacity with little investment Article by Roman Smorgunov and Lyubov Lyubimova
Located near the White Sea, about 1,000 kilometers northeast of St. Petersburg, Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill (APPM) is one of the largest producers of containerboard in the country. They produce over 500,000 TPY of fluting and Kraft linerboard and have a total mill capacity of over 900,000 TPY, including bleached market pulp. An important player in the European market, their containerboard is considered a benchmark for quality, having a “noble” brown color, reaching over 60 countries. Their domestic market share has risen along with export markets in Italy, Spain and Turkey being strong as well.
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ver the past several years, they have invested over EUR 100 million on both board machines, improving quality and reducing environmental impact. BM2’s rebuild for linerboard and corrugating medium started up in 2016, including a new wet end, improvements to the drying section, a new pope reel, slitter, and wrapping and handling system. A new control system was also put in place. Earlier, in 2014, BM1 underwent a comprehensive rebuild, including a new wire section for raftliner production. rom refining and stock preparation were completely updated. Within the framework of each of these projects, all guarantees for end products were met. Environmental goals from 2013 to 2021 include water consumption cut in half, pollutant emissions down by 65%, discharge water reduced by 75% and greenhouse gas emissions lowered by 18,000 tons of CO2 equivalent. Alongside the significant containerboard investment, the mill is always in search of ways to improve quality and increase capacity with little money spent. Dmitry Khrapach, board production manager, challenged his team to wonder: what if the bottleneck in BM1 screening could be overcome to open the way for higher productivity.
FOCUS ON THICK STOCK SCREENING FOR THE BOTTOM PLY Says Khrapach, e need strate ic e ibility because packa in is al ays chan in . iber yield and optimi a-
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